Anthropic Opens Memory to Free Users, Adds PowerPoint Integration
What happened
Between the Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of Anthropic's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Memory across conversations moved from Max to Free tier. Claude for Excel renamed and moved from Max to Pro. Claude for PowerPoint (beta) added to Pro. Pulse files it as a product change (feature change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists Pro at $17, Enterprise (self-serve) at $20, Team (Standard seat) at $20, Max 5x at $100 and Team (Premium seat) at $100.
It lands 8 days after Anthropic's previous change, "Anthropic API Drops Tiered Pricing for Sonnet 4.6, Goes Flat Rate" (Apr 4, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Anthropic API simplifies pricing, removes volume-based tiers" (Mar 16, 2026), "Anthropic moves conversation memory from Pro plan to Free tier" (Mar 9, 2026) and "Anthropic adds web search to feature comparison table" (Mar 3, 2026). Anthropic has been tracked since 2024-11-17.
In the same window OpenAI, Microsoft and X also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Pro · FeatureChangedMaxFree tier
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | Feature | Max | Free tier | Changed |
Values as written on Anthropic's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Anthropic's pricing page (anthropic.com) from Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "Max" becomes "Free tier".
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Anthropic, the last 90 days
Full history- May 13, 2026improvedAnthropic API consolidates Microsoft 365 and Outlook integrations
- Apr 21, 2026packagingAnthropic API launches Managed Agents at $0.08 per session-hour of runtime
- Apr 13, 2026packagingAnthropic Adds Discretionary Price Change Clause to Pricing Footnote
- Apr 11, 2026improvedAnthropic Opens Memory to Free Users, Adds PowerPoint Integration · this change
- Apr 4, 2026packagingAnthropic API Drops Tiered Pricing for Sonnet 4.6, Goes Flat Rate
- Mar 16, 2026packagingAnthropic API simplifies pricing, removes volume-based tiers
- Mar 9, 2026improvedAnthropic moves conversation memory from Pro plan to Free tier
- Mar 3, 2026improvedAnthropic adds web search to feature comparison table
- Feb 18, 2026packagingAnthropic API replaces Sonnet 4.5 with 4.6 at same price point
- Week 7, 2026improvedAnthropic brings Claude to PowerPoint with new Max plan feature
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changesQuestions about this change
Did Anthropic raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature change.
What changed on Anthropic's pricing page between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026?
Pro feature: Max → Free tier, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Anthropic change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 10 other pricing-page changes for Anthropic in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Anthropic API Drops Tiered Pricing for Sonnet 4.6, Goes Flat Rate" on Apr 4, 2026; Anthropic has been tracked since 2024-11-17.